Harnessing Positive Psychology & Lifestyle Medicine for Enhanced Wellness. Dialogue with Dr. Liana Lianov.

An innovative global leader in lifestyle medicine (LM), Liana Lianov, MD, MPH, FACLM, FACPM, DipABLM, has significantly contributed to establishing this new field. She led the development of the first LM physician core competencies and serves as lead faculty for the ACLM Physician and Health Professional Wellbeing course, chair of the ACLM Happiness Science and Positive Health Committee, and founding member and vice-chair of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Lianov has spearheaded the movement to integrate positive psychology into health care as convener of the inaugural ACLM Summit on Happiness Science in Health Care, editor of Roots of Positive Change, Optimizing Health Care with Positive Psychology, and founder and president of the nonprofit organization, the Global Positive Health Institute (GPHI). Her recent book, Strengths in the Mirror, Thriving Now and Tomorrow, shares stories from colleagues about how they leverage their strengths with healthy and positive habits to thrive and grow in the face of challenges.
In this podcast episode, we discuss the role of positive psychology, the future of medicine, ways of burnout reduction in healthcare, and much more.